2000 Chevrolet Blazer

MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH HAS FAILED TWICE ON A 2000 MODEL CHEVY BLAZER. THE FIRST TIME WAS AT 33939 MILEAGE IN MARCH 01. WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRENTY. THIS SAME MULTIFUCITON SWITCH FAILED AGAIN IN DEC. 01 AT 48659 MILEAGE. HAD TO FILE CLAIM WITH EXTENDED WARRENTY, DEALER TOLD ME THE PART WAS ONLY GOOD FOR 12MONTHS/12K MILESAGE. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS SWITCH SHOULD BE MALFUNCTIONING AT THIS INTERVAL AND THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT. THE BRAKE LIGHTS NO LONG WORK AND THERE IS NO WARNING OF THIS SAFTY PROBLEM, SOMEONE HAD TO STOP ME IN TRAFFIC TO TELL ME I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS. THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED ME THAT MANY OTHER CHEVY BLAZERS HAVE BEEN IN WITH THE SAME SWITCH FAILURE BUT NO BULLENTINS HAVE BEEN ISSUED BY GM. I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN AGAIN IN ANOTHER 15K MILES OR LESS. THIS IS A REAL SAFTY ISSUE BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS AND HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING THIS.*AK

BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER AFTER I HAD AN OIL CHANGE AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. MECHANIC TOLD ME I SHOULD TAKE TRUCK BACK TO DEALER SINCE MY REAR SHOCKS WERE VERY WET (LEAKING) AND THEY ARE SEALED AND SHOULD NOT LEAK. BROUGHT TO DEALER, NEVER EVEN BOTHERED TO LOOK AT IT (SINCE THEY'D PROBABLY HAVE TO REPLACE THEM SINCE THEY WERE UNDER WARRANTY) BUT TOLD ME "CHEVROLET HAS STATED THAT A LITTLE SEEPAGE IS NORMAL". PROBLEM CONTINUES NOW, WITH 43K MILES ON IT, AND THEY ARE FAR FROM "A LITTLE WET" - BUT COMPLETELY BLACK (AND THEY'RE YELLOW SHOCKS) - CONSTANTLY WET, AND TRUCK RIDES LIKE THERE ARE NO SHOCKS. WILL BRING BACK TO DEALER AGAIN, AND OF COURSE, NOW IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY, GUARANTEE HE'LL TELL ME THEIR BAD.*AK

WE HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE.WE CAN NOT GET ANY SATISFACTION THRU THE DEALER OR CHEVROLET.WE FIRST HAD A 1999 BLAZER.WE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT THEY PUT US IN A 2000 BLAZER.WE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AND MORE.ON THE 1999 BLAZER WE HAD TO REPLACE THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH.IT WENT OUT AND LEFT MY WIFE STRANDED.WE HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE DOOR PANELS BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE NOISE.WE HAD TO RPLACE THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE.T 47,000 MILES THE REAREND WENT OUT.N THE 2000 BLAZER THEY PUT US IN ,WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE SEAT LEVERS.AT 34,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT.WE HA TO REPLACE THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH ON THIS VEHICLE TOO.THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE CHEVROLET PLACE TOLD US THAT ANYONE DRIVING THESE VEHICLES WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THIS SWITCH.THERE WERE 5 OTHER BLAZERS IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN WE TOOK OURS IN.ONE OF THEM ONLY HAD 4,000 MILES ON IT.CHEVROLET KNOWS THIS PROBLEMS EXSISTS BUT WILL NOT ADMIT IT FOR FEAR OF A RECALL.THIS MULTIFUNCTION SWICH CONTROLS AL YOUR LIGHTS AND IGNITION.IT CAN FAIL AND LEAVE YOU STRANDED WITH NO WARNINING.WE HAVE HAD NO LUCK IN DEALING WITH CHEVROLET.THEY TOLD US TO JUST KEEP BRINGING IT IN WHEN SOMETHING GOES WRONG WITH IT.WE DIDNT PAY 27,000 DOLLARS FOR A VEHICLE THAT WE ARE AFRIAD TO DRIVE.IT NOW SITS IN OUR YARD AND WE ARE NOT MAKING THE PAYMENTS.THAY CAN COME GET THE PIECE OF JUNK.ITS NO WONDER PEOPLE ARE FED UP WITH AMERICAN CAR MAKERS. *AK

EVERY PLACE I HAVE CONTACTED ABOUT THESE REPAIRS HAS STATED THEY ARE AWARE OF THESE TWO PRODUCT-WIDE PART DEFECTS. PER SCOTT AT DARRYL BURKE, THE MF SWITCH HAS BEEN GOING OUT ON MOST AFFECTED VEHICLES, WHICH HAS BEEN A PRODUCT-WIDE FAILURE, PRIOR TO THE 36OOO MILE WARRANTY LIMIT. PER JR AT ATLANTIC AVE. TIRE IN CARY, NC, 919 872-0786, HE AND HIS SUPPLIER ARE AWARE OF THE BROAD MF SWITCH FAILURES WHICH CAUSE LOSS OF REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND COULD NOW BE THE MAIN FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO MANY ACCIDENTS. ALSO,SCOTT AT DARRYL BURKE'S SVC DEPT TOLD ME TODAY NOT TO BOTHER SPENDING $340 TO REPLACE THE SEAT ADJ LEVERS AS THEY WILL JUST BREAK AGAIN AS THERE HAS NOT BEEN A PRODUCT UPGRADE ISSUED TO FIX THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS PRODUCT WIDE PROBLEM. IF THE SEAT CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED SO THAT THE DRIVER IS COMFORTABLE AND HAS OPTIMUM VISIBILITY, THIS PROBLEM CAN CONTRIBUTE TO DRIVER ERROR AND ACCIDENTS.*AK

FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WOULD STICK IT WOULD TAKE ALL YOUR EFFORT TO OPEN IT. THEY ADJUSTED THE DOOR STRICKER AND LUBED THE HINGES 5/24/00. 7/25/00 DOOR WAS STILL STICKING AGAIN THEY ADJUSTED DOOR AND STRICKER. POWERTRAIN- REAR 7/25/00 REPORTED THAT REAR SHAKES AND SHIMMYS ON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE. 8/30/00 TOOK IN AGAIN FOR SHUTTER IN REAR, THEY REPLACED 1 GASKET 5.399 SP 2 BEARINGS 5.536 SP AND 1 CASE ASM 5.510. 6/1/01 TOOK IN FOR THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYING ON FOUND HISTORY CODE FOR NO COMMUNICATION BETWEEN COMPUTERS COULD NOT GET IT TO DUPLICATE. 7/16/01 AIR BAG LIGHT CHECK FOR HISTORY CODES RESET AND TEST DROVE COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. I ALSO HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS THIS VISIT. IT HAD BLOWN 3 FUSES. THEY FOUND THAT MULTIFUNTION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS HOPING THAT THAT WOULD SOLVE THE AIR BAG PROBLEM. 9/25/01 TOOK IN FOR AIR BAG LIGHT AGAIN. CODES THAT SHOWED UP WERE V1000, V1016,V1041,V1064,V1096 RESET CODES SAID THAT IT WAS STATING THAT IT WAS NOT REGISTERING A PROBLEM WIT THE AIR BAG. THIS TRIP I HAD THE WINDOW LOCK OVERIDE REPLACED. ALL WINDOWS WERE LOCKED EXCEPT FOR THE DRIVERS. 10/10/01 TOOK BACK IN FOR AIR BAG LIGHT. NOT REGISTERING AGAIN. TRACED WIRING TO SPLICE PAK 201 CLEANED AND REROUTE AND REINSTALL BUSS. THIS TRIP THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCK WAS NOT WORKING AND IT WAS REPLACED. TOLD ME TO CALL IF LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. 10/23/01 LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING HOME. CALLED AND TOOK BACK TO SHOP 10/24/01. IT WAS NOT READING ANY CODES. THEY DROVE CAR 140 MILES AND COULD NOT GET IT TO COME ON. THEY TOLD ME THE NEXT TIME IT COMES ON IF IN DAYTIME MONDAY- FRIDAY TO CALL THEM AND THEY WILL COME AND GET THE CAR, NOT TO CUT IT OFF AND THEY WILL HOOK IT UP TO THE COMPUTER WHILE THE LIGHT IS STILL ON. PLEASE HELP!!!!! WHAT OPTIONS DO I HAVE? DOES THE LEMON LAW APPLY HERE????